Chap-17*Back To The Mansion*

The walk seemed to be like a hundred miles as I brainstormed how to put it into words. What happened back in his office? The annoying part was that Derrell would not leave me alone until he heard about everything that went down in my meetup with Mr. Mayor. Everything was messed up here. All the bad vibes aside. Why the hell was my body still squirming, thinking his finger was over my skin? I felt hypnotized, and that disgusted my soul.

"Phoenix," I heard my name being called in a whisper, almost like somebody didn’t want anyone else to hear it but me. I scanned the area around me and found someone hiding behind a tree.

Could this town be creepier? With my heart pounding in my chest, I grabbed all the courage I could find and called back, "Who’s that?"

After a brief silence, a figure showed up in a red hoodie. She looked so petite and dull. If anybody saw her in the dark, they would think she was a zombie wandering around.

"Olivia, you scared me. What are you doing over there?" I tried